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04/22/2004 Archived Entry: "Too much money drives you nuts."
Too much money drives you nuts.
Either too much money or ripping off your stockholders....
Prosecutors charged on Wednesday that former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling broke the terms of his $5 million bond during a bizarre alcohol-fueled fracas in New York earlier this month.The court filing says Skilling's blood alcohol level was 0.19 -- more than twice the legal limit in most U.S. states -- when police sent him to the hospital at 4 a.m. on April 9.
Officers described Skilling as "uncooperative and intoxicated" and deemed him "an emotionally disturbed person" because he was accusing bar patrons of being undercover agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"At one point, Skilling went to the middle of the street, put his hands behind his back and began talking to the sky, asking if FBI cameras were capturing what was happening," the motion says.
Replies: 8 people speak up
I wish everyone would get off the "he/she was more than double the leagl limit" train. Not to many years ago the legal limit to drive in most states was .15, then .12, then .10, and now most are .08
Posted by Robin Hacker @ 04/22/2004 08:03 AM NY
Yeah. With a .19, a 'he was hammered' or 'he was shitfaced' would suffice.
Posted by editor @ 04/22/2004 08:39 AM NY
I don't disagree he was drunk. I just get tired of the crap reporting.
Posted by Robin Hacker @ 04/22/2004 11:34 AM NY
I can't even imagine trying to drive with a .15. Hello, tree....
I think those references are pretty much useless, too. Isn't there a standard for drunk nation-wide now?
Posted by editor @ 04/22/2004 12:05 PM NY
either way, he probobly was being followed at least periodically. most of the time when people are paranoid like that, there is a slight basis in reality for it. either that, or he is just completely bat shit insane. A .19 is drunk, but its not drunk enough to halucinate FBI agents. maybe if he was taking some kind of prescription meds too...
Posted by justin @ 04/22/2004 12:18 PM NY
.08 is the new federal standard. All but like 7 states have adopted it
Posted by Robin Hacker @ 04/22/2004 05:42 PM NY
That's what I thought.
I guess it's the media showing off their cipherin' skills...
Posted by editor @ 04/22/2004 06:13 PM NY
.08 is 1 beer for the average man (probobly 2 for me, im a huge guy and im irish and german, so i probobly have a good genetic tolerance)
im totally against drunk driving, but i think this is over the line. if you have 1 glass of wine with dinner are you supposed to take a cab home? .10 was a very reasonable limit in my opinion, that at least would allow my very small wife to have 1 beer and not break the law driving home. just bitchin and moaning, just like gun ownership, it is another right that has been taken away by all of the "WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN?" types (and no, im not saying that drunk driving is constitutionally protected, although i firmly believe that a breathalizer test is a violation of the 5th ammendment) either way, im not driving anywhere, i think ill go get a can of OLDSTYLE out of the fridge.
Posted by justin @ 04/22/2004 07:27 PM NY
